According to WWF the dead zones in the Baltic Sea are growing. 7 of the 10 biggest dead zones are actually found in the Baltic Sea, according to a scientist at the World Resource Institute.
But these dead zones are growing all over the world as research has show that around 4/5ths of the US coast and 2/3rds of Europe’s coasts are threatened by dead zones.
The dead zones occur because of an increase in chemical nutrients in the water. The main “sinners” of this kind of pollution are agriculture, human sewage, urban runoff, industrial effluent, and fossil fuel combustion. The excessive nutrients cause algae blossoms and this in turn makes the oceans (or lakes) depleted of oxygen. In these dead zones all marine life dies.
Sounds like it is time to turn more agriculture into organic farming as organic farming does not produce so much excessive nutrients that can run off into our oceans.
I love to travel all over the world when I have free time and have saved up some money.
When I plan the trips I always use online search engines to find the cheapest and most convenient airfares. I do the same thing if I am planing on staying at hotels at my travel destinations.
A search engine that make it easy to find cheap tickets is cFares. They are not a travel agency themselves, but they make it easy to search a wide variety of different online travel agencies, airlines and wholesalers to find the cheapest tickets. cFares has a simple form where you can fill in your travel information, both for air flights and hotels, and then the website will show you the various travel options.
To use cFares you simply have to become a member. You can choose two different types of membership. Gold membership is completely free and you get access to fares that are publicly available. If you choose Platinum membership you get access to fares from wholesalers and other types of tickets that is not publicly available. The types of fares you get access to with Platinum membership are often cheaper than regular tickets.
Platinum membership costs 50 USD per year and you can try it for 30 days risk free. If you are not satisfied with the membership cFares will refund the fee.
I found some more depressive news about our oceans. According to an article on discovery.com we are seeing increasing amounts of jellyfish in our oceans. Researchers believe the reason for this is overfishing and global warming.
The amount of jellyfish is a good indicator of how life in oceans change. The larger species feed on jellyfish and when these species are becoming less numerous the jellyfish are able to grow. Jellyfish also compete with other species about food sources like small fish and zooplankton so when there are large number of jellyfish in the ocean it is able to hurt the regrowth of other species.
One other reason that jellyfish is getting the upper hand is the rising ocean temperature as jellyfish are able reproduce for a longer period of time.
The growing numbers of jellyfish has been observed all over the world and especially in parts of the oceans where there is heavy fishing going on, like off the coast of Namibia.
I have also observed unusually large numbers of jellyfish here in Northern Norway. I hope this is a part of their natural circle and not a sign of a failing ecosystem..
In the future I’m planing on starting a small organic farm in the Norwegian countryside. I love doing all the farming work, but when it comes to accounting I will get myself a CPA (certified public accountant) to ease my workload.
A firm in United States that offer CPA services for individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in the Seattle and Portland area is Sharon Vik. This firm is able to
give you local CPA Seattle services as well as CPA Portland services. Since this firm is based locally they will be able to better understand how the local conditions are and this will in return help you or your company.
When using Sharon Vik you will get a personal review of your financial situation to best suit your individual needs. This can help you get more oversight of your finances and thus make better use of your money. The firm will also help you make financial plans for the future.
If you are starting a new business Sharon Vik can help your company out by giving advice on financial plans and with all the paper work that is involved when starting up.
To get an Accountant Seattle you can get contact Sharon Vik via their contact page on the website to and they will contact you as soon as possible.
Sounds like the Brazilian government is taking a step in the right direction. The Brazilian environment minister has come to an agreement with the grain industry to stop buying soy farmed on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest. The same kind of deal is planned for timber and beef industry.
I really hope this will slow down the deforestation of the Amazon as the deforestation has picked up this year after a few years of declining. In April 434 square miles of trees were cut down in the Amazon rainforest so something need to be done ASAP.
The current food crisis in the world will make it hard to protect the rainforests..
Today Online stock trading is a very popular way of investing money. One way of trading is Contract for Difference (CFD) and a company that offer online brokering of cfds is One Financial. This company, based in London, offer a wide variety of energy commodities that is available on the marked. By using One Financial you get access to all major forex crosses, international indices, ETFs and soft commodities.
To learn more about Contract for Difference you can read a section on their website called cfd for beginners where you can read their FAQ (frequently asked questions) about cfds and other helpful information about this kind of trading. You can also get extensive help from their online support team, including live help via chat, phone or email. Since One Financial have an international profile they are able to provide support in the Arabic language.
One aspect that makes the company One Financial different from other cfd providers is that they offer various types of customer services to their individual clients. The services are tailored to best fit the needs of each client.
This type of trading is considered to have a high degree of risk to it so it is not recommended for everyone. To participate you should have a bit of knowledge about Contract for Difference.
EU seems to have somewhat come to it’s senses and are finally banning fishing of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Ocean. The EU fishing regulators believe that the stock would collapse if the fishing was to be continued and will stop it June 16th, 2 weeks prior to the official ending. This ban will affect boats from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain, but for some reasons boats from Spain can fish for another week.
Last year the EU fishing float caught 25% more tuna than their quota and researches believe that the population of bluefin tuna would go extinct if nothing was done.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) welcomes the ban, but is concerned that Spain get an extended week of fishing. In the future WWF want more extensive protection like a total ban on fishing in June which is the key spawning month for the bluefin tuna. They are also proposing a drastic reduction on the fishing capacity and a drastic reduction in the quotas or even a total ban for some years so the population is able to recover. The extensive illegal fishing need to be stopped immediately!
Sounds like it is time to cut out tuna, caught in this area, from our diet.
A friend of mine that runs afishblog.com has written several times about the bluefin tuna that is facing extinction. Check out his bluefin tuna section on the blog for more information about the issues. You can also find some amazing pictures of fishing of bluefin tuna at the Norwegian coast. Here is one example:
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